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Part Four

Series Episode Number: 379

World Premiere: Sat 25 May 1974 - 5:31pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 6 Nov 1983 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 23 minutes 53 seconds

8.20 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 24 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 17 Apr 1974 in TC1 TC6 TC8
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



With the Doctor in a coma, his only hope of survival lies with a device inside the TARDIS. Sarah is captured by the spiders and is held prisoner in their larder.


Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoJon Pertwee
Sarah Jane SmithElisabeth Sladen
Mike YatesRichard Franklin
LuptonJohn Dearth
BarnesChristopher Burgess
TommyJohn Kane
MossTerence Lodge
LandCarl Forgione
KeaverAndrew Staines
ArakGareth Hunt
SaborGeoffrey Morris
Stunt Double for Doctor WhoTerry Walsh
NeskaJenny Laird
RegaJoanna Monro
TuarRalph Arliss
Guard CaptainWalter Randall
Spider VoiceYsanne Churchman
Spider VoiceKismet Delgado
Spider VoiceMaureen Morris
SpiderBarry Smith (uncredited)
Stunt ManAlan Chuntz (uncredited)
Stunt ManStuart Fell (uncredited)
Stunt ManBilly Horrigan (uncredited)
VillagerBarbara Bermel (uncredited)
VillagerSue Ann Manners (uncredited)
VillagerMargaret McKechnie (uncredited)
VillagerLorna Kilner (uncredited)
VillagerAnn Plenty (uncredited)
VillagerPat Gorman (uncredited)
VillagerIan Elliot (uncredited)
VillagerSimon Christy (uncredited)
VillagerKen Tracey (uncredited)
VillagerKeith Ashley (uncredited)
VillagerBill Matthews (uncredited)
GuardLeslie Bates (uncredited)
GuardSteve Ismay (uncredited)
GuardDennis Plenty (uncredited)
GuardRoy Pearce (uncredited)
GuardJohn Cash (uncredited)
GuardGeoffrey Witherick (uncredited)